Another Paul Feiner initiative to make Greenburgh the most open government in the United States!
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

WORLD READ ALOUD DAY

Today is World Read Aloud Day. Pam Allyn of Hastings is the head of a group LitWorld (litworld.org). She asked that I publicize the following decree.We are uniting our voices in cities and communities across the globe.We celebrate the power of stories and words to change worlds.We join our voices for quality literacy education for every child worldwide.Today 774 million people cannot read or write. They are denied the joy and light of readingevery day.Education is a human right and a means to attaining other human rights that we declare to beuniversal.Literacy education improves the health of children and families, spurs economic growth andadvances equality.For many children worldwide, quality education is the difference between life and death,between hope and despair and being able to make the most of oneʼs potential. This is ouropportunity to give voice to the future.By coming together and raising our voices on this day, we show the worldʼs children that wesupport their lives: that they have the right to read, to write and to share their stories to changethe world.Today I pledge my passion for quality education and my support for the cause of literacy. Iencourage everyone to take part in this day and this cause.As a representative of my community, I will continue to advocate for the causes most importantto us and I encourage all of you to join me in the fight for our children and all childrenʼs futures.In observance of World Read Aloud Day, I invite you to take a moment to think about what youwould miss most if you could not read or write.Itʼs time for all of us to join the global literacy movement. Through our voices we can be free andbe part of words changing worlds.This decree is designed to be presented on March 9, 2011, but you are welcome to modify thefirst lines and read it aloud or post it on your website on any day, because we need to supportReaderʼs Rights every day until we achieve Global Literacy.